House committees to shrink for next session
Des Moines reports that house committees will be about 20 percent smaller this session, per Speaker Paul B. Stillman. Dr. G H Sumner urges complete vital registration of births deaths marriages and divorces to set health standards and says a bill is drafted to require such registration.
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Des Moines
House
Paul B. Stillman
House of Representatives
Iowa
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Saloon Petition Canvass Totals Shaping Vote
At 2 p m Saturday the board of supervisors canvassed 7 840 names on the saloon petition with 7 409 declared good The anti crowd reports 500 withdrawals leaving 6 889 good names The saloon men need 6 718 names and 300 more names remain to be canvassed
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Board of Supervisors
Des Moines College Sold to Presbyterian Church
Des Moines Iowa January 16 High land Park college was sold Friday to the Presbyterian church. The consideration is between 200000 and 800000 dollars. President O H Longwell will be retained by the new board of trustees and the school will be conducted the same as in the past. All faculty remain and no changes will be made for the present. The transfer included grounds buildings and equipment. The first act of the new board was to close a contract with President Longwell for a term of years.
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Des Moines
Highland Park College
Presbyterian Church
O. H. Longwell
Longwell
Disappearing Jail Escape Echoes Across Iowa
Pat Gorman known as Frank Dean and Pat Flarity vanished from a locked Oskaloosa jail cell. A $200 roll vanished with him, and he is linked to recent Tracy bank robberies and others in several Iowa towns. Gorman, a noted police target, remains at large.
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Oskaloosa
Pat Gorman
Frank Dean
Pat Flarity
Gorman
Martinson
Pat
Tracy
Iowa
Auto tax by horse power proposed for road building
Des Moines Iowa January 16 Representative David C Kulp of Palo Alto county prepares a bill for the next session to tax automobiles by horsepower with funds used for roads and reapportioned to counties of origin. The measure also bars drivers under 18 and requires yearly license numbers in different colors attached to both front and rear of the car.
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Des Moines
David C. Kulp
Palo Alto
General Assembly
Bus Driver Heir To Fortune In Iowa Will
Storm Lake Iowa January 16. Frank Shirley a bus driver has been notified by a Dubuque attorney that he is an heir to a 12 million dollar estate. Shirley is told he will receive 3 million as his share. He plans to travel to Dubuque to confer with attorney A L Mulroney about the will.
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Storm Lake
Frank Shirley
Dubuque
Shirley
A. L. Mulroney
Passenger train collision claims Perrin and three others
In the Bata Via incident early Friday a sleeper car was struck by an engine from a following train. Perrin occupied a rear Pullman berth and perished along with four others who were in the same car.
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Batavia
N. Y
Mr. Perrin
Degler May Be Confined After Insanity Hearing
August Degler nephew of Frank Degler and son of John Degler, murdered in South Muscatine, stood before a county insanity commission. After examining evidence, officials ruled it advisable to confine him at the county farm for fifteen days to determine his condition.
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Muscatine
Degler
John Degler
South Muscatine
Frank Degler
Baby Found On Doorstep In Monticello Iowa Case
A six week old baby boy was found in a cracker box on the Whitaker home doorstep near Central City. Mr Whitaker heard a man leave in a buggy and then found the infant crying later. The baby was turned over to township trustees.
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Monticello
J. H. Whitaker
W. J. Rowley Farm
Central City
Iowa detective killed in Cedar Rapids case shock
Cedar Rapids police report the death of C. C. Perrin a New York detective agency manager and son in law of John Be. Murray of this city. The incident occurred January 16 drawing immediate investigation by local authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
C. C. Perrin
Thiel Detective Agency
New York
John BE. Hurray
NO MORE GRAY HAIR Sage tea and Wyeth see and sulphite tone and restore
An advertisement touts sage tea as a traditional remedy to preserve hair color and promote dark glossy hair. It promotes Wyeth's See and Sulphite as a ready to use scalp tonic and color restorer, sold locally and by mail order from Wyeth Chemical Co. in New York.
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Wyeth
Weveth Chemical Company
Coctisndt St
New York City
Te a Te rpley Kidney Pills claim cures and health benefits
Advertisement claims Te a Te rpley’s Kidney Pills cure backache strengthen kidneys correct urinary irregularities build worn tissues and remove excess uric acid causing rheumatism Prevent Bright’s Disease and Diabetes restore health Refuse substitutes Sold by Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co.
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Bright
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Foley Kidney Pills Aimed at Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Mary C Abbott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire reports rapid relief from rheumatic pain attributed to uric acid in blood after three days use of Foley Kidney Pills. She recovered mobility and urges others with similar symptoms to try the remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co.
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Mary C. Abbott
Wolfeboro
N H
Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Co
Box Social at Dutch Creek Center School House
A box social and program will be held at the Dutch Creek Center school house on January 20. Ladies are asked to bring boxes with no decorations. Proceeds aid the school. TOG Bertha Gready, teacher.
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Dutch Creek Center
Cure a Cold in One Day Adverts Branded Pills
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It claims Druggists refund money if it fails and features Be. W. Grove’s signature on each box with a 25 cent price marker.
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BE. W. Grove
Fractured Medical Column Claims Cure for Ailments
A historical medical listing attributes cures for numerous sexual health issues and bodily complaints. The fragmentary text describes remedies and alleged improvements in vitality and function, noting alleged cures and weakening effects from various conditions.
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Frank L. Wilson & CO
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D. A. Chalmers
Washington National Bank
Anderson & Wilson
Keck Floral CO
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Sumner
BOW Mans
College
Chicago
Kolosick
Kolosick Bros. Stock Remedy CO
Washington, Lowa
Rpley
Shallenberger
Washington
Washington, Colenso Hotel
TOG
Bertha Gready
Br. Shafenberger
W. E. Shallenberger
Lake Avenue
Tees
Drexel State Bank
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